Minefield for Westerners. The United Nations secretary-general denounced the “renewed threat” of anti-personnel mines on Monday, days after the United States said it would provide the weapons to Ukrainian forces fighting the Russian invasion.
The remarks came during a conference in Cambodia to assess the progress of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention. Antonio Guterres praised the work of mine clearance and destruction around the world. “But the threat persists,” he clarified in a press release, “This concerns in particular the resumption of the use of antipersonnel mines by certain parties to the Convention, as well as the delay taken by certain parties in their commitments to destroy these weapons.
Antonio Guterres called on the 164 signatories – which include Ukraine but not Russia and the United States – to “fulfill their obligations and guarantee respect for the Convention”.
It’s a real electoral earthquake in Romania. A pro-Russian candidate that no one expected came first on Sunday in the first round of the presidential election ahead of pro-European Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu, after the counting of more than 98% of the votes. First given a clear lead by the exit polls, the 56-year-old social-democrat leader saw his 62-year-old far-right rival, Calin Georgescu, rise in the evening. After counting 98.66% of the ballots, Calin Georgescu received 22.59% of the votes, compared to 19.55% for Marcel Ciolacu.
Donald Trump’s team will begin working with outgoing President Joe Biden’s administration to reach an “arrangement” between Ukraine and Russia, saying it is concerned about the current “escalation”. “President Trump has been very clear about the need to end this conflict. What we need to discuss is who will be at the table, whether it is an agreement, an armistice, how to bring both sides to the table and what the framework will be. an arrangement,” declared Sunday on Fox News Mike Waltz, appointed to the ultra-strategic position of national security adviser at the White House.
Hello everyone. Like every day, the editorial staff of 20 Minutes is mobilized to give you all the information on the conflict between kyiv and Moscow.
Since November 5, many kyiv allies have been wondering how the Americans will position themselves vis-à-vis Ukraine after January 20. It is in fact on this date that Donald Trump will return to the White House. And the Europeans fear a disengagement of the United States in this conflict or even American pressure for an agreement to the detriment of kyiv.
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